Highlights:
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| Adegaon - Students water saplings planted during last monsoon |
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| Katwal - Bandu speaks to students about conservation at a programme to celebrate World Forest Day |
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| Kondegaon - Bandu briefs students on drawing contest organised by us to celebrate World Forest Day. |
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| Kondegaon - Makeshift waterhole for birds prepared by our team |
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| Kondegaon - Students show off their efforts at a drawing contest held to celebrate World Forest Day |
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| Kutwanda - Students create makeshift waterhole for birds on World Water Day |
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| Moharli - Akash Mohurle, who got a job as tourist jeep driver through our employment cell |
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| Moharli - Makeshift barrier built by our volunteers to prevent water from draining away |
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| Moharli - Volunteers clean water body and build barrier to prevent seepage |
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| Mudholi - Bandu holds a meeting to promote awareness about forest fires |
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| Sitarampeth - Students and staff of village school set off on conservation rally on World Forest Day |
THE FULL REPORT:
Team:
Bandu Kumare – Field
assistant
Highlights
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Two programmes to clean water holes at
Moharli and Khutwanda
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Two programmes to place water pots for birds
at Kondegaon and Khutwanda
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Follow-up to plantation done earlier at Sitarampeth,
Bhamdeli, Moharli and Adegaon
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Fire awareness programmes in 2 villages – at
Junona and Mudholi
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Two conservation rally programmes at Adegaon
and Sitarampeth
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Drawing competition programme in 1 village on
World Forest Day
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1 youth placed as gypsy driver at Moharli
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Classroom visits to 7 schools as part of environment
education programme – attended by 194
students
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2 visits to check on status of relocated
villagers of Jamni and Navegaon
Conservation
On March 6, Bandu organized a
programme to clear a water hole at Moharli. The water hole was clogged with
organic waste and was overflowing. Bandu and 8 youths of the village cleaned
the water hole. A similar programme was organized on March 12 at Khutwanda in
which 4 youths from the village joined Bandu.
As the rains have not yet started,
and the temperature is high, birds are struggling for water. Bandu organized
programmes to put up pots with water for birds in 2 villages – Kondegaon and
Khutwanda.
On March 9, Bandu organized a
programme at Sitarampeth to follow up on plantation of saplings done last year.
This is to ensure that saplings planted during the monsoon are live and have
sufficient protection from grazing livestock. 20 students from the village
school joined Bandu in the programme. Similar programmes were organized on March
12 at Bhamdeli in which 11 students participated, on March 19 at Moharli in
which 27 students joined and March 22 at Adegaon in which 16 students
participated.
On March 3, World
Environment Day, Bandu organized a conservation rally in which 18
students of Zilla Parishad Primary School, Adegaon participated.
On March 21, World
Forest Day, Bandu organized a conservation rally in which 22 students of
Zilla Parishad Primary School, Sitarampeth participated. On the same day, Bandu
organised a drawing competition at Kondegaon in which 18 students of the
village’s Zilla Parishad Primary School participated.
Environment
Education
During March,
Bandu made 7 classroom visits to speak to students of village schools on
various aspects of nature and wildlife conservation.
Employment Cell
One youth got a job as a gypsy driver thanks
to our assistance.
